Addressing the Issues in Carf: President of Sindifisco's Perspective

🔍 The Operation Zelotes investigation revealed that large companies were being fined millions of reais, but these fines were being forgiven or drastically reduced through the Carf.

🔒 The Operation Zelotes was a joint operation between the Federal Police, the Federal Revenue Service, and the Ministry of Public Prosecution.

💼 The Carf is a paritary entity consisting of representatives from the Federal Revenue Service and taxpayer-appointed representatives.

🔑 The speaker discusses the need for changes in Carf, particularly in regards to its structure and composition.

📊 The current structure of Carf allows for potential conflicts of interest, with some conselheiros representing both the government and taxpayers simultaneously.

⚖️ There is a significant backlog of cases in Carf, with each process taking an average of 9 years to be judged administratively.

🔑 Contributors to the Carf acted as judges during the day and returned to their law firms at night.

💰 Evidence suggests that the outcome of some judgments in the Carf was predetermined, including the amount of the judgments.

🔍 There are concerns about pressure on honest employees to not take action against corruption in the Carf.

💼 The operation Zelotes called for a deep reform in the Carf's structure.

✍️ A proposed amendment aims to reform the Carf, but it is criticized for not addressing the need for a new selection process.

The President of Sindifisco discusses the need for changes in Carf.

Proposed changes include increasing the requirement for law graduates and implementing a new structure with auditors serving as a second instance.

Current system causes delays, with cases taking up to 20 years to be resolved and a backlog of 500 billion in fines and debts.

🔍 There have been cases of excessive fines being imposed on companies, including Mitsubishi Motos do Brasil in Goiás.

⚖️ The imposition of fines should adhere to the tax legislation and be decided by auditors based on the specific case.

💼 The Carf, a judicial body, has been criticized for its structure and alleged involvement in questionable practices.

🔑 Reforms in Carf, proposed by the Ministry of Finance, including remuneration, are considered ineffective in addressing corruption and conflicts of interest.

⚖️ The presence of conselheiros representing private interests in the Carf undermines its impartiality and effectiveness in handling billions of reais.

🔄 The current measures implemented, such as partial prohibition of advocacia, reduction in the number of conselheiros, and maintenance of paridade, are regarded as insufficient and even counterproductive.

🔑 The Carf is an organization within the Ministry of Finance that deals with tax audits.

⏳ The Carf has a long history and the issue of parity has been present for a while.

❌ Proposed changes, such as the PEC 112 of 2015, may not solve the main problem of the Carf.